Senior Manager, Business Strategy - Canada Fire Suppression

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Business Strategy – Canada Fire Suppression will build Walmart’s existing Fire Suppression Program in Canada using existing programs in the United States and Canada to maximize value and improve the experience for Canadian facilities. The role is responsible for financial and operational performance in Canada. The position leads business plans, projects, change initiatives, process improvements, and cross-functional strategies. It evaluates customer and operational needs, performance data, risks, and stakeholder feedback; removes barriers; establishes performance standards; manages project execution; and recommends program enhancements to senior management. The role also oversees business programs, communications, and associate training content, and supports alignment across functional units. The Senior Manager supervises and develops associates, including hiring and training, mentoring, assigning work, setting expectations, evaluating performance, coaching, and recognizing contributions. The position is expected to model Walmart’s values, promote ethics and compliance, foster belonging, build collaborative relationships, and deliver results with a customer-first and cost-conscious mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or a related field and 4 years of experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or a related area; alternatively, 6 years of experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or a related area.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading cross-functional teams.
Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Build the existing Fire Suppression Program in Canada by leveraging existing programs in the United States and Canada.
Manage financial and operational performance in Canada.
Drive execution of business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs, setting priorities and performance standards, providing resources, removing barriers, measuring progress, and adjusting plans as needed.
Develop contingency plans, demonstrate adaptability, and support continuous learning.
Supervise and develop associates through selection, training, mentoring, work assignment, team building, performance expectations and evaluations, coaching, recognition, and rewards.
Promote company policies, procedures, mission, values, ethics, and integrity, and ensure compliance with them.
Evaluate the effectiveness of plans, programs, and initiatives; consult stakeholders; and apply suggestions to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Manage resolution of business issues by reviewing data, determining solutions that meet local needs and can be leveraged regionally, following up with stakeholders, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Drive change initiatives from defining desired changes and validating priorities through readiness assessment, expectation management, adoption, and project execution from pilot to implementation.
Oversee evaluation and execution of multiple process-improvement projects to improve business results.
Review reports and identify division-wide barriers by considering customer and operational needs and benchmarking competitors’ programs.
Provide recommendations to senior management by assessing feedback and risks, developing program enhancements with cross-functional partners, reporting key performance metrics, and ensuring alignment across functional units.
Direct the development, prioritization, and execution of business strategies and communications, including cross-functional initiatives, business programs, customer and company communications, and associate training content.
Build a high-performing, inclusive team; develop talent; foster trusting relationships; and communicate and collaborate effectively with associates and business partners.
Model integrity, ethics, compliance, humility, transparency, and accountability, and support a workplace where associates can raise concerns without retaliation.
Deliver expected business results while prioritizing customers and members and applying an omnimerchant and Every Day Low Cost mindset.
Use data, analytics, customer and member insights, and perspectives from across the business when shaping plans and team strategy.
Seek and implement continuous improvements, encourage use of digital tools and new ways of working, and foster learning, innovation, and resilience.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k).
Stock purchase plan.
Company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave.
Parental leave.
Family care leave.
Bereavement leave.
Jury duty leave.
Voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.
Performance-based bonus awards.
Stock may be included as additional compensation for certain positions.